“You give people the finger and you get upgraded? Is that the world we’re living in now?” So says appealingly crabby middle-aged man Jerry Seinfeld regarding Lady Gaga.
“I can’t believe they put her in my [VIP] box, which I paid for,” Seinfeld vented.
Gaga was ushered to Seinfeld’s luxury box after she made an obscene gesture to paparazzi-and fans-from her behind-home-plate seats. Apparently, Gaga was upset that photographers were snapping pics as she tried to enjoy America’s favorite sport while scantily clad. (Considering she showed up during the fifth inning, Gaga was clearly intent on watching the game.) When she asked to be moved, fans started booing her and she responded with the features. By the seventh inning, the Mets staff had moved her to Seinfeld’s empty box.
That didn’t sit well with Seinfeld, who pointed toward a generalized loss of manners:
“You give people the finger and you get upgraded? Is that the world we’re living in now?” Seinfeld asked WFAN’s host.Referring to her stage name, Seinfeld pointed out, “You take one ‘A’ off that and you’ve got ‘gag.'”